It’s great that the Iraqis caught him and are willing to send him back. But the question remains: how did the German authorities manage to screw up and let him and his family fly out of the country?

The man wanted for questioning over the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Mainz was taken into custody in Iraq on Friday after fleeing Germany last week. The case has led to an outpouring of grief and anger in Germany.